Welcome to Malama Huleia

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This web site provides information about the Mālama Hulē‘ia organization, our motives, history, knowledge base, current projects and activities, and our vision for the future. If you agree with what we are doing, we welcome you to participate in and share our journey. Please visit our How to Help page. Mahalo.

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Mālama Hulē‘ia is a Hawaii nonprofit corporation formed in 2015. According to its Bylaws, the specific objectives and purposes of this corporation are to: “advocate for, participate in and lead a community effort to eradicate red mangrove and other alien and invasive plant species from riparian areas along the Hulē‘ia estuary and river, to replant… Continue reading About Malama Huleia

Extent of the Invasion The Hulē‘ia River and surrounding wetlands are being severely overgrown by red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle). This is a species that is native to Florida and Virginia in the USA, but alien and highly invasive in Hawai‘i. The severity of the red mangrove invasion of the Hulē‘ia River cannot be overstated. For more than… Continue reading Mangrove Invasion

Volunteer In our on-going work to clear the land of red mangrove from the Huleia, we can always use more helping hands. While the mangrove trees are being cut down by a small group of skilled Menehune, much work remains to stack the debris of roots and branches and transport them to the chipper. When the land… Continue reading How to Help